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Anthony Brown

Kannapolis,NORTH CAROLINA

Summary

Seasoned Funeral Director and Forensic Technician with a track record of providing compassionate grief counseling and expert embalming services. At Brown Kannapolis Mortuary LLC, enhanced customer retention through effective communication and relationship building. Skilled in forensic techniques, having assisted in over 8000 post-mortem examinations. Demonstrates a unique blend of empathy and technical proficiency, ensuring dignified care for the deceased and their families.

Overview

33
33
years of professional experience

Work History

Funeral Director

Brown Kannapolis Mortuary LLC
09.2019 - Current
  • Communicated with insurance companies to secure death benefits for payment of services.
  • Picked up deceased at private homes, hospitals and county morgues.
  • Managed all aspects of funeral arrangements for smooth and efficient service delivery.
  • Displayed highest level of professionalism and sensitivity when dealing with grieving family members.
  • Coordinated transportation logistics for timely arrival of deceased to final resting place.
  • Increased customer retention, skillfully addressing concerns and resolving conflicts.
  • Secured and filed burial permits and made funeral arrangements.
  • Closed and secured caskets and led funeral corteges to churches and burial sites.
  • Assisted in the preparation of bodies for visitation or burial, adhering to strict standards of care.
  • Discussed nature of funeral service, disposition of remains and funeral costs with family members.
  • Discussed pre-arranged funeral options and explained pricing to clients.
  • Completed death certificates, burial permits and other legal documents for families.
  • Helped families select funeral and burial details from range of available options.
  • Assisted clients with pre-arranging funeral services.
  • Arranged clergy, music and other service details for clients.
  • Served diverse clientele by offering a range of culturally and religiously appropriate services.

Funer

Grier Funeral Service
01.2008 - 08.2019
  • Picked up deceased at private homes, hospitals and county morgues.
  • Closed and secured caskets and led funeral corteges to churches and burial sites.
  • Assisted in the preparation of bodies for visitation or burial, adhering to strict standards of care.
  • Discussed pre-arranged funeral options and explained pricing to clients.
  • Helped families select funeral and burial details from range of available options.
  • Arranged clergy, music and other service details for clients.
  • Improved appearance of remains with use of cosmetics.
  • Embalmed human remains to slow decomposition.
  • Arranged funeral/memorial services for grieving families to meet budget and memorialized instructions.

Forensic Technician

County of Los Angeles Coroner"s Dept.
08.2001 - 12.2006
  • Assisted medical examiners with autopsies, accurately documenting findings for use in criminal investigations.
  • Assisted medical examiners in determining cause of death through detailed post-mortem examinations and toxicology tests.
  • Forensic Embalming , Collecting Evidence From Decedents
  • Identify decease by finger printing
  • I have Assisted the medical examiners in excise dissect organs over 8000 cases during my tenure.
  • Trained new technicians or other personnel on forensic science techniques.
  • Attended and examined scenes of crimes.
  • Conducted thorough examination of evidence for trace elements, fibers and other material evidence.
  • Extracted, identified and quantified toxicology evidence.

Forensic Technician Volunteer

Los Angeles County Coroner
09.1991 - 01.1999

Assists The Pathologist in Autopsies and identfiy decendents by finger printing collecting evidence ,record physical evidence ,dna

Testing using G.R.S Kit .talking to family members at crime scens ,

Documenting evidence. Photo the body,

Education

Master of Arts - Religion

Ambassador Christian College
Kannapolis, NC
05-2015

No Degree - Political Science

LA County Sheriff Dept
Los Angeles, CA
01-2005

No Degree - Mortuary Science

Cypress College
Cypress, CA
05-1994

Skills

  • Grief counseling
  • Notary public
  • Restorative art
  • Funeral planning
  • Embalming expertise
  • Embalming techniques
  • Obituary writing
  • Effective communication
  • Relationship building
  • Team building

Timeline

Funeral Director

Brown Kannapolis Mortuary LLC
09.2019 - Current

Funer

Grier Funeral Service
01.2008 - 08.2019

Forensic Technician

County of Los Angeles Coroner"s Dept.
08.2001 - 12.2006

Forensic Technician Volunteer

Los Angeles County Coroner
09.1991 - 01.1999

Master of Arts - Religion

Ambassador Christian College

No Degree - Political Science

LA County Sheriff Dept

No Degree - Mortuary Science

Cypress College
Anthony Brown